Uber is going to make car sickness a thing of the past—especially in driverless cars

Uber is working to reduce the effect of car sickness, especially felt in self-driving cars, according to a new patent published earlier this year.

The patent introduces Uber's "Sensory Stimulation System," something we could see implemented in autonomous vehicles in the future.

The system aims to work by synchronising what you see and feel. 

Often, the feeling of nausea happens when your eyes see something different to what your brain perceives. For example, going down a roller coaster often leads to nausea because you're sitting down and not moving, but your eyes are taking a 360 degree turn.  Read more...